President Trump rolls back national monument protections.

GreenLatinos condemns President Trump's executive orders that roll back protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah. The organization argues these actions undermine the federal government's legal obligation to consult with Tribal nations and threaten lands containing critical flora, fauna, and sacred Tribal resources. The statement highlights the roles of the Bears Ears Commission and the Grand Staircase-Escalante Inter-Tribal Coalition in managing these lands to combat climate disaster and preserve cultural sites.

• President Trump issued executive orders to roll back protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, an action GreenLatinos describes as an illegal attempt to avoid the U.S. Federal Government's legal duty to consult with Tribal nations.
• The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments protect 1.36 million and 1.9 million acres of public land, respectively, in southern Utah, which are considered sacred to various Tribal Nations.
• Tribal nations, organized through the Bears Ears Commission (established 2021) and the Grand Staircase-Escalante Inter-Tribal Coalition (formed 2025), are working to manage these lands to ensure a future in the face of climate disaster and protect Tribal resources.
• Previous actions by President Trump in 2017 dismantled protections for these monuments and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, exposing over one million acres of land to mining claims and other destructive activities.
• The Latino Climate Justice Framework advocates for the co-management or co-stewardship of public lands by Tribal nations as a means of addressing the climate crisis.

APA

Juarez, O. (2026). President Trump rolls back national monument protections. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/protect-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/

Chicago

Juarez, Olivia. President Trump rolls back national monument protections. GreenLatinos, 2026. https://www.greenlatinos.org/protect-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Juarez |first1=Olivia |title=President Trump rolls back national monument protections. |publisher=GreenLatinos |date=14 July 2026 |url=https://www.greenlatinos.org/protect-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{juarez2026president, author = {Juarez, Olivia}, title = {{President Trump rolls back national monument protections.}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2026}, month = jul, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/protect-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }